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To find this infuriating.

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Burtiebojangles · 12/09/2019 03:31

New family just moved in to a rented house technically down the side of our house. They have 4 cars, one parking space. The street has space for 5 cars in total, so they deem this a suitable place to park - right across our drive.

Having asked them to move it, I got told they have nowhere to park and he doesn’t want his daughter walking too far to get to her car. Aibu to think we shouldn’t be inconvenienced because these people didn’t think ahead when deciding to rent this house, and what the hell can you do in these circumstances?

To find this infuriating.
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TheSerenDipitY · 12/09/2019 05:42

go out at 3am and pound on their door and tell them to move her car as you need to go out.... nope cant wait i have to go now, then drive for 5 mins come back and pound again i need to get on my drive move your car now... next day at 5 am do the same, 2 am another night, keep waking their entire house up each night at odd times, and if they complain say well dont block my fucken drive

ShippingNews · 12/09/2019 05:55

Why can't he give his daughter the parking spot at their place , since he doesn't want her walking a long distance in the dark ? And he could park further away .

HuntIdeas · 12/09/2019 06:03

Surely this is a good time to desperately need an early morning trip to the shops. You’re up anyway and it would hopefully make the point

snitzelvoncrumb · 12/09/2019 06:08

I love the diagram. I would find out legally if you can do anything, then just annoy them into parking elsewhere.

GertrudeCB · 12/09/2019 06:17

Is white car parked on a corner and over your drive ? Spectacular Angry
Yup, landlord then police if nothing improves. And get them to move Every. Single. Time.

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Burtiebojangles · 12/09/2019 06:25

Ohh I so wish I had the balls to be a twat haha. I only got brave last night because I’d had a glass of wine and he came out as I was putting a note on the car, probably still wimped out of it too easily because he didn’t move the bloody car.

Looks like they’re early risers anyway, the cars gone so I’m assuming they’re off to work (so much for the daughter working late so it being unsafe for her to walk any further). Hopefully they do it again when my husband is in, he doesn’t mind an argument.

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Burtiebojangles · 12/09/2019 06:28

@GertrudeCB it is indeed. And it’s bang opposite 2 more drives so probably makes it difficult for others to reverse on/off.

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pictish · 12/09/2019 06:38

No this isn’t on at all. Knock on them to move it at some bloody inconvenient time. 10 o’clock at night. 5am. 7am Sunday morning etc. Do this for a week or so and their princess who can’t be expected to walk, will soon find somewhere else to leave her car.

In fact, as a very early riser, I’d relish it. I’d set my alarm to disturb the cheeky bastards and be so cheerful about it too. GOOD MORNING!

They are fuckers and need to be awoken.

user1493413286 · 12/09/2019 06:40

Tell them that you won’t be responsible for any damage to the car when you move yours out and also keep asking them to move it at random times

Sleepyquest · 12/09/2019 06:56

This would wind me up something rotten. We live in a new build estate and even those with a Drive big enough for 2 cars, park one in the drive and one on the curb outside their home. So the pavements are basically useless.

Back to the problem in hand, I think you'll just need to keep telling them to move it or put something up so they can't physically park there like a bin shed?

rwalker · 12/09/2019 07:09

just email picture to estate agent

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Burtiebojangles · 12/09/2019 07:51

I was asleep when my husband got in from the football last night but we were just chatting about now he’s awake too and apparently he was banging their door down at half 11 to move the car and they ignored him.

I’ve let him know about all the advice on here so we agreed if it happens again we’re getting in touch with the estate agents and if it continues it’ll be the police. Thanks everyone for being with me during my night of rage Grin

Oh, the ‘daughter’ who’s car it is, who is too precious to walk down the street, actually turned out to be an 18ish year old son.

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AmIThough · 12/09/2019 08:02

If he doesn't want his daughter (/son) to have to walk too far, why doesn't he park his car further away so they can have his space?

Jarw · 12/09/2019 08:08

That would really annoy me. If I'd asked them politely to not park there and they still kept doing it I'd resort to being really petty and purposely go out even if I didn't have to say as an example a 24 hour supermarket at silly hours of the night or early morning and ask them to move their car cause cause I needed to go out. They'd eventually get so fed up of being woken up that they would stop blocking you in.

LittleSweet · 12/09/2019 08:14

Blocking someone's car with your car is illegal. You could call the police.

yellowallpaper · 12/09/2019 08:39

Police will not be interested in a parking matter. It's civil law not criminal law. I would park across your own driveway so they can't use your drive and can't block you in.

yellowallpaper · 12/09/2019 08:49

Can't see from the photo but if you have a dropped kerb and they are over the dropped kerb you can call the non urgent police line or the local authority as they are causing an obstruction. Parking opposite a dropped curb isn't illegal though even if it blocks you. I'd contact the HA though first.

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 12/09/2019 08:57

Don’t ask them again. Call the landlord every single time they block you. Make a real nuisance of yourself to the landlord. The landlord will not want to be dealing with you all the time so will speak to them.

Alexel · 12/09/2019 09:08

I would be tempted to buy a banger and park it when white car is gone ideally how you'd like a car to be parked to keep your driveway clear, and leave it there to rot.

Goodlookingcreature · 12/09/2019 09:10

I’d park across his house blocking his car in, and if they’re such early risers I’d take my sweet time moving it the next day

habibihabibi · 12/09/2019 10:15

OP - Awesome diagram !
I'd be properly peeved.

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Burtiebojangles · 12/09/2019 12:15

Update, the wife has just come round to have a go at us! Apparently they can park there because we have enough room to get out. Her husband is a police officer (lol!) and we shouldn’t have knocked on the door at half 11. We told her her husband asked us to knock on if we needed it moving and that’s what we did. Apparently we should have waited a couple of weeks to speak to them because they don’t know where to park their 4 cars yet. Preferably not across someone’s drive?

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PotterHead1985 · 12/09/2019 12:26

BatShit Hmm

Hidingtonothing · 12/09/2019 12:59

Ok, so now we know we're dealing with CF's of the entitled kind! Sounds like speaking to them direct/knocking door every time you want to go out isn't going to work here so that leaves you with contacting their LL/letting agents every single time they block you in. Make a real nuisance of yourself (politely, obv) and they will have to do something.

CassianAndor · 12/09/2019 13:05

Liar liar pants on fire!

Honestly, it’s very simple. If it is essential that your household have that number of cars (which I doubt) then you ensure you rent somewhere with adequate parking. No parking - no car.